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Hi everyone. My name is Melissa and I'm currently living in Western Michigan. I'm very passionate about science and research and will be beginning my PhD work (chemistry) this Fall in Bulk Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaics (plastic solar cells!). I have an eclectic mix of hobbies, including what you see in my profile picture ^_^ I love reptiles and show my own menagerie at zoos and expos in order to educate the public. Crowd favorites tend to be my Tegus, named Spock and Tuvok. Aside from that, I'm a reader, movie enthusiast, wine drinker, gamer (mostly RPGs), electronics consumer, foodie, oh... and an atheist :)Nice to meet you!

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Another one of these? How many do we really have to suffer through/debunk before people start listening to facts?

Rather than type it all out (again), I made a video response. Since I can’t use plain logic to level with these people, I had to try and turn their own logic back on them. Tell me how you think it panned… Continue

When we talk about relinquishing the world of religion, we should all realize that we are proclaiming war on a set of ancient ideas or thoughts, rather than groups of people. Richard Dawkins gave these sets of inheritable thoughts a name, Memes, which he defines as "a unit of cultural transmission, or a unit of imitation." These ideas, or memes, jump from host to host at such a rapid rate that it is nearly impossible to prevent or control, or even predict. The result of becoming infected by… Continue

Firstly, I’d like to say that this is a stereotype created by religious individuals/groups. Secondly, I will admit stereotypes do exist for a reason. Arrogance is the key term here. Many atheists are blamed for being arrogant, but are they really? And if they are, is their behavior understandable and even justifiable?

Arrogance is found on both sides of the spectrum; the religious and the non. If a person claims to know the truth about something, they are automatically in jeopardy of… Continue